Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Sittingbourne, Kent
For deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out in Sittingbourne, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Grease channels that no longer drain
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
Where the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
Canopy cleaning in Sittingbourne
A greasy canopy tells an inspector a lot before they’ve opened anything. What is not seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. We clean both, so the canopy is clean where it shows and where it doesn’t. If you are dealing with grease dripping from the canopy edge and a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection, we can put it right, from canopy light fittings, baffle filters and plenum chambers onwards.
In a town like Sittingbourne, most of the kitchen extracts we’re asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Sittingbourne (ME10, ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Bent or broken filters
- A hood that does not cover the cooking line
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
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What we’re called out for in Sittingbourne
Most canopies have troughs or channels that catch running grease. Left to fill up, they spill over, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
Where a hall near Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Sittingbourne, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What your quote should include
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. For a site in a town like Sittingbourne, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- We look at the canopy first, from pictures or on a visit.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Your questions about canopy cleaning in Sittingbourne
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Sittingbourne?
Sittingbourne is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can a school canteen extract in Sittingbourne be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 24 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Sittingbourne. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Is Sittingbourne in your area?
Yes. We cover Sittingbourne and across Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How the job changes from site to site
Plenums and filter housings
The plenum is the space behind the filters where air gathers before entering the duct. Grease that slips past the filters settles there, and it’s cleaned every time we clean the canopy.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Pub and hotel kitchens can cook from breakfast to late evening. Long hours mean the canopy collects grease fast, so it may need cleaning between full TR19 cleans.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Canopy cleaning in Sittingbourne: the local picture
The coast is only about 2 miles from Sittingbourne. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Look up Sittingbourne on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 70 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 39 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Sittingbourne, up to about a mile and a half out. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. Kitchens in Sittingbourne get their food hygiene inspections from Swale council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Borden Grammar School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Commuter trade near Sittingbourne station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Sittingbourne is about 37 miles east of London, in Kent. Anywhere in ME10, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. Sittingbourne is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for canopy cleaning. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (10 miles or so).
All of ME10 and ME9 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on High Street, Roman Square and Moonstone Square and nearby roads. You’ll find Sittingbourne on the A2 and A249, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for canopy cleaning. We also cover Murston (1 mile east), Milton Regis (1 mile north-east), Kemsley (1 mile north), Howt Green (1 mile north-west) and Heart's Delight (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (7 miles east), Minster (6 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (15 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Sittingbourne has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for canopy cleaning.
What’s near Sittingbourne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Milton Court Primary Academy, The Golden Hope pub and Milton Creek Country Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in Sittingbourne itself: Sittingbourne station. Nearby you will also find Bayford Court (within half a mile east) and Court Hall Museum (less than half a mile north).